On this episode of Japan Station, I dig into the world of dead Japanese Bubble Era slang. Specifically, I talk about the term hanakin (花金). Also I talk about the days of the week during World War II in Japan.

👉Topics Discussed

What is hanakin
What hanakin means
About the kanji used to write hanakin
How I learned the days of the week in Japanese
How there were no weekends during World War II in Japan
And much more!

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Hanakin: What does it mean? (Dead Japanese Slang) | Japan Station 186